For Christmas, my husband bought me a set of wireless air-pods. Yes, the ridiculous looking things that resemble q-tips coming out of your ears. Listen, I could gush about these air-pods for a good hour so I’ll stop now, however, put them on your want list and thank me later. The best part is […]

Valentine’s Day is right around the corner. Here are 10 DIY Valentines cards that you can use for anyone! 10 DIY Valentines cards Play-Doh Valentines – FREE printable (Free is for me!) HERE – “Valentine, I think you are A-DOH-A-BLE”. Print these and get the small play-doh containers and you’re all set! S’mores Valentines – FREE printable HERE […]

During a recent snowy day, I found myself in a bit of a predicament. A sniffly, coughing, teething baby, a toddler starting to come down with the same cold her little sister had, and that same toddler was DESPERATE to go out and play in the fresh snow. I couldn’t blame her; I love the […]

Every year we make a list of our New Year’s resolutions. And, for the most part, we don’t accomplish what’s on that list. We end the year with a bit of disappointment that we didn’t accomplish the goals we set out to reach. I’m done with the disappointment in myself for not completing – heck who […]

My fabulous MIL offered to babysit this weekend so we could go out to celebrate our 18th (!) anniversary. We turned her down. Now before you all panic and say we are crazy, I offer you something better: Date Day. We have reached the magical convergence of school age kids, one kid old enough to […]

You’re probably familiar with some of the benefits of being pregnant. There’s the famous “glow” and thick, shiny hair. The motivation to be more active and take better care of your body. The excitement you get to share with your spouse as you anticipate a new bundle of joy. And who can forget the feeling […]

#1 – Freely Encourage Your Child to Cut His/Her Own Hair When I was about seven, the night before pictures, I took some scissors into my room after bedtime and decided to give myself some new bangs. I wish I had a copy of it handy to show you all how terrible it was, but […]

I am a former retail professional and I hate Black Friday. There I said it. I hate it. Years of rude people, the annoying dueling chorus of Dancing Santas and Billy the Bigmouth Bass, the long hours and did I mention rude people? As a result of my years of retail experience, allow me to […]

There is one thing that I don’t mind taking over my kids play area and that is…books! I am always happy to purchase and receive books for my kids. With that being said, however, I also like to be able to mix things up and have new books to read without necessarily buying them all […]

Forget the princesses, pumpkins and superheroes. Let’s get real. The list of Halloween costumes below is a more satirical realistic representation of our lives. See you later, Elsa. Goodbye, Thomas the Tank Engine. Hello, Smashed Peas! The UPS man who delivers our Amazon packages A dragon who doesn’t love tacos Trail mix lost to the floor of my car The dinner […]